Kia marks growth intent by starting 2022 as UK's best-selling car brand

Audi, Hyundai, Peugeot and Toyota were among the best new car registrations performers as Kia accelerated its sales to finish the first month of 2022 as the UK's best-selling brand.

Kia UK this week shared its aspirations to break the 100,000 registrations mark in 2022 after defying COVID-19 disruption a stymied supply chains to deliver 90,817 new car registrations in 2021 and a record market share of 5.5%.

A month after its impressive year-end total was revealed Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) registrations data showed that the Korean brand has registered 10,504 units in the UK in January – achieving its highest-ever market share of 9.1%.